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then we have to enforce the law. then we have to have staff you are going to pay for to enforce the law. we are going to have all sorts of expenses? why? because people do not lead good, moral lies. all people care about is cutting taxes and cutting government. everything will be fine. if people do not make good decent, moral laws -- families and faith is an important part of the foundation of economic limited government. this is a classic example where everybody in this room is one to pay more taxes or your tax dollars are going to go to enforce a law there should not be a need for. why? because people should not do it. what they do is get inside information about a bill that would affect a particular company and then go out and trade on it. you know that is wrong. i know that would be wrong. everybody should know -- guess what? well, a lot of people maybe do not have those values. yes. go ahead. >> getting back to what you are talking about, there are many social ills within this country that have absolutely no par
then we have to enforce the law. then we have to have staff you are going to pay for to enforce the law. we are going to have all sorts of expenses? why? because people do not lead good, moral lies. all people care about is cutting taxes and cutting government. everything will be fine. if people do not make good decent, moral laws -- families and faith is an important part of the foundation of economic limited government. this is a classic example where everybody in this room is one to pay more...
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and law who succeeded from 1951 through 1953. excuse me, 1961 through 1963. he dropped dead after two years but was succeeded by another son the known as arthur. this was difficult. now, we have authors sulzberger jr.. this is not easy. it will be a quiz at the end of the election. we basically on the newspaper -- we will come to that in a minute. if you want to come sit down, there are plenty of seats here. we are talking about -- did they on the newspaper. it went to be a public newspaper very recently to died. and so it became not a pleasantly on the company, it became a publicly owned company. this is interesting because it is now a public company. one thing people are wondering as the times of a financial crisis, how will the time survive? the answer is, how can the times survive? we will cut a little bit about that now. will the times survive as it now exists? the times in great trouble financially, we have made a lot of money when we went public. this sold the stock. they were able to buy out other television stations. the
and law who succeeded from 1951 through 1953. excuse me, 1961 through 1963. he dropped dead after two years but was succeeded by another son the known as arthur. this was difficult. now, we have authors sulzberger jr.. this is not easy. it will be a quiz at the end of the election. we basically on the newspaper -- we will come to that in a minute. if you want to come sit down, there are plenty of seats here. we are talking about -- did they on the newspaper. it went to be a public newspaper...
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what law does united states military look to? >> if i could, i would like address both because they are related. cause resources risk incurred elsewhere by the use of force one other place. this is a zero sum game. take them someplace and use them. that's the issue of cost. and, of course, in blood and treasure. the cost of legalasis is important though. we, again, we act with the authorized use of military force either at the consent of a government, so we're invited in, or out of national self-defense, and it's a very -- there's a very clear tie yearia for that. and the last one is with some kind of international legal basis. >> wait a minute. let's talk about an international legal basis. you answer under the constitution to the united states government, do you not? and you don't need any international support before you carry out a military operation authorized by the commander in chief of the united states -- >> no. >> i just want to know that because the's a lot of references in here international matters before we make a d
what law does united states military look to? >> if i could, i would like address both because they are related. cause resources risk incurred elsewhere by the use of force one other place. this is a zero sum game. take them someplace and use them. that's the issue of cost. and, of course, in blood and treasure. the cost of legalasis is important though. we, again, we act with the authorized use of military force either at the consent of a government, so we're invited in, or out of...
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i've signed a law that cuts spending and reduces our deficit by $2 trillion. my own deficit plan would strengthen medicare and medicaid for the long haul by slowing the growth of health care costs -- not shifting them to seniors and vulnerable families. [applause] and my plan would reduce our yearly domestic spending to its lowest level as a share of the economy in nearly 60 years. so, no, i don't believe the government is the answer to all our problems. i don't believe every regulation is smart, or that every tax dollar is spent wisely. i don't believe that we should be in the business of helping people who refuse to help themselves. [applause] but i do share the belief of our first republican president, from my home state -- abraham lincoln -- that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. that's how we built this country -- together. we constructed railroads and highways, the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge. we did those things together. we sent my grandfather's generation to college on the gi bill -- together.
i've signed a law that cuts spending and reduces our deficit by $2 trillion. my own deficit plan would strengthen medicare and medicaid for the long haul by slowing the growth of health care costs -- not shifting them to seniors and vulnerable families. [applause] and my plan would reduce our yearly domestic spending to its lowest level as a share of the economy in nearly 60 years. so, no, i don't believe the government is the answer to all our problems. i don't believe every regulation is...
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numerous law reviews. he has been a frequent contributor to constitutional commentary. prof. siegel has served on at an executive committee on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches on constitutional law questions and the supreme court. he is also the author of a new book, "supreme myths, why the supreme court is not important and it's justices are not judges." following this dialogue, we will take questions in the audience. also during the conversation as well. i want to thank both of them for appearing with us this afternoon for what is sure to be a substantial investigation of constitutional law. i would like to remind everyone to come after softens. when you are asking questions to the panelists, -- everyone to turn off your cell phones. when you are asking a panelist, let's county with the microphone. i now turn over the floor. thank to bring much. -- thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. let me start with the proposition that when moses came down from the mountain, one of the 10 comm
numerous law reviews. he has been a frequent contributor to constitutional commentary. prof. siegel has served on at an executive committee on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches on constitutional law questions and the supreme court. he is also the author of a new book, "supreme myths, why the supreme court is not important and it's justices are not judges." following this dialogue, we will take questions in the audience. also during the conversation as well. i want to...
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the senate has already passed a law like this. democrats in the house are ready to pass a law like this. i hope republicans in the house come on board too. we should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy. we should at least do what we agree on and that's to keep middle class taxes lower. and i'll bring everyone in to sign it right away so we can give folks some certainty before the holiday season. i won't pretend that figuring out everything else will be easy but i'm confident we can do it. i know we have. to i know that that's what the american people want us to do. that was the very clear message from the election last week. that was message of a letter i received over the weekend. it came from a man in tennessee who began by writing that he didn't vote for me. which is ok. but what he said was, even though he didn't give me his vote, he's giving me his support to move this country forward. and he said the same to his republican representatives in washington. he said that he'll back each of u
the senate has already passed a law like this. democrats in the house are ready to pass a law like this. i hope republicans in the house come on board too. we should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy. we should at least do what we agree on and that's to keep middle class taxes lower. and i'll bring everyone in to sign it right away so we can give folks some certainty before the holiday season. i won't pretend that figuring out everything else will be...
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increases to the intelligence community, and now as part of the defense budget cuts mandated by the law that was passed by congress that there is now going to be a reduction in the defense department budget, and that includes the intelligence community budget as well. that would reduce some capability, and the question is whether you are able to administer the cut in a way that any reduction in capability is manageable and acceptable. >> yes, sir, we can. to be clear, that is under the budget control act. if we were to go to sequestration, that is quite a different matter. >> my question was about the budget control act. the request, including the request relative to your budget in any reduction of the budget, has your support? >> yes, sir, it does. >> your good instinct and your sensitivity, i take that on myself. thank you both for your testimony, to your service to your nation. thank you for the great work that you do. we frequently talked about our troops, and we want our intelligence community to be very much like our troops. the dedication that they show and the risks that they ta
increases to the intelligence community, and now as part of the defense budget cuts mandated by the law that was passed by congress that there is now going to be a reduction in the defense department budget, and that includes the intelligence community budget as well. that would reduce some capability, and the question is whether you are able to administer the cut in a way that any reduction in capability is manageable and acceptable. >> yes, sir, we can. to be clear, that is under the...
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i have introduced the entitlements that don't even become law until 2014. the expansion of the subsidy. if we are having problems, why in the world would you vote for it bill that creates two new entitlements that costs 1.4 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. and expense we cannot pay for. this would solve the sequestration issue. >> the fact is that it extends medicare for 8 years. what have you done that has ever extended medicare? on the other side of the coin, you have tried to make it into a voucher system. you have run from your record. if i was a senior, i would be very concerned with you in terms of things like medicare and changing social security. >> once again distorting my record. there are people that have taken money out of medicare and that is president obama and your vote. that is a fact. it will affect medicare. it is the only way we can turn this thing around is to get serious about the discussion about medicare and social security. this is a new tax and a mandate that frankly montana ends don't like to be told what to do. you cannot
i have introduced the entitlements that don't even become law until 2014. the expansion of the subsidy. if we are having problems, why in the world would you vote for it bill that creates two new entitlements that costs 1.4 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. and expense we cannot pay for. this would solve the sequestration issue. >> the fact is that it extends medicare for 8 years. what have you done that has ever extended medicare? on the other side of the coin, you have tried to...
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lawyers, experts in writing law, especially commercial law. the building of institutions, we can help enormously with that by helping them put in place bodies of law that will sustain a society. a self-governing government can't exist without somebody watching it and criticizing it and going after the government all the time. we have brought this to an extreme level of the exquisite -- the freedom of press criticizes everything all the time, and we love it. we wouldn't want it any other way. i think we can help bring that about but it requires an attitude change on the part of the leaders of government. we have seen some slid backward in recent times that thought there were going to do this and realize, it is very uncomfortable. they were becoming open to criticism, and i think that as part of institution building. laws, institutions, a free society, open society. the ability of non-governmental institutions to function and above all, freedom of press and the resources to courts. if you feel like your rights have been violated. >> i completely
lawyers, experts in writing law, especially commercial law. the building of institutions, we can help enormously with that by helping them put in place bodies of law that will sustain a society. a self-governing government can't exist without somebody watching it and criticizing it and going after the government all the time. we have brought this to an extreme level of the exquisite -- the freedom of press criticizes everything all the time, and we love it. we wouldn't want it any other way. i...
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about 10 years ago, we started talking about role of law. i said to him at the time, what strikes me about this topic was that other than the occasion i can think of, other than when paul worked at the state department and bill clinton was president, this topic in my view has never gotten the attention it deserves. it has been treated too much as a technical topic. not as a fundamental topic about the relations of the states. in my experience, i always say the chinese leadership, the most distinctive characteristic is they are systematically opened. that is to say the modus operandi is on a particular topic, let's look for the best ideas throughout the world, bring them back, study them, and then customize them as appropriate for our own system. and yet in this one respect, they have been a little bit slow. we had this conversation 10 years ago. now, i will stick my neck out and say for a variety of reasons, some of which are circumstantial, some of which have to do with the leadership in the standing committee come i believe that this topic
about 10 years ago, we started talking about role of law. i said to him at the time, what strikes me about this topic was that other than the occasion i can think of, other than when paul worked at the state department and bill clinton was president, this topic in my view has never gotten the attention it deserves. it has been treated too much as a technical topic. not as a fundamental topic about the relations of the states. in my experience, i always say the chinese leadership, the most...
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graduate of harvard law. editor of "the harvard law review." how does he look in the mirror and say to himself, i am afraid to debate some guy who taught at west georgia college? he is not going to do it? -- he is not going to do it. there is a third reason. unlike, the president -- unlike the president, i studied a lot of american history. lincoln had been out of auspice -- office for 10 years. he had been a state legislator. he went back home and was in private practice for 10 years. he is announcing against the most famous democratic senator and a probable next president. he said there are 105 days left in the campaign, let's debate every day. douglas was very famous and said i do not think so. they knew each other very well. they served in the legislature today. lincoln picked up the pattern. wherever douglas went, lincoln would go 24 hours later and he would rebut the speech. after three weeks, douglas figured out the news coverage was linkedin's were bottle -- lincoln's rebuttal. he wrote lincoln, and said, all right. i won't go back to t
graduate of harvard law. editor of "the harvard law review." how does he look in the mirror and say to himself, i am afraid to debate some guy who taught at west georgia college? he is not going to do it? -- he is not going to do it. there is a third reason. unlike, the president -- unlike the president, i studied a lot of american history. lincoln had been out of auspice -- office for 10 years. he had been a state legislator. he went back home and was in private practice for 10...
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that is an law right now. whether it applies or not, the department of labour does not have to issue blanket notices. we have talked a dead about the expiration of the tax cuts. there are a whole series of those. it is not just the top rates. is the 10% bracket. if the tax cuts expire, every single one of you will pay more taxes. it does not mean just close at the very top of the income. we currently have the payroll tax holiday and extra unemployment benefits. 2% holiday we have had for two years running. that expires at the end of the year. the alternative minimum tax. i will talk about that. that does not expire on the 31st of september. that already has expired. i will talk to you about what that means to you in the public. that as another element of the fiscal cliff. medicare is the biggest health care program in the u.s.. it has been determined -- it is determine the amounts paid to doctors. the amount paid to other providers will drop 30%. we knows -- we know these will happen. they are in dental law no
that is an law right now. whether it applies or not, the department of labour does not have to issue blanket notices. we have talked a dead about the expiration of the tax cuts. there are a whole series of those. it is not just the top rates. is the 10% bracket. if the tax cuts expire, every single one of you will pay more taxes. it does not mean just close at the very top of the income. we currently have the payroll tax holiday and extra unemployment benefits. 2% holiday we have had for two...
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that's law. so if you're a gs-14, that's where you stay, and at some point you're the magazine of an agency and you're going to say, look, i don't know how long we're going to be able to keep doing this. i saved money but you all have to know when jeannie leaves we're not going to hire a replacement and i need three more of you. where the economy is weak and people are slowing up their retirement, this is not good tidings, i don't think. >> two more questions and then a final response. we'll go here, and where else did i have a hand? we want to make you famous, so wait for the mike. >> jeff bagley. i have no dog in this fight. but i have not heard yet about the discussion of a government shutdown. what do you think of the possibility of a government shutdown during the clinton administration that forced people to act. >> over here >> is this question is for mostly david. there's two things going on right now, one geared by them, one geared by the government, that are supposed to help them survive
that's law. so if you're a gs-14, that's where you stay, and at some point you're the magazine of an agency and you're going to say, look, i don't know how long we're going to be able to keep doing this. i saved money but you all have to know when jeannie leaves we're not going to hire a replacement and i need three more of you. where the economy is weak and people are slowing up their retirement, this is not good tidings, i don't think. >> two more questions and then a final response....
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that is the law. and so the kind of exemption that exists for churches, 335,000 of them, affords religious -- respects those convictions. we have a respectful balance here. no one is required to use birth control. no institution is required to dispense it, simply to cover it in their health care plan. that is why the message today is, hands of women's health care. we will fight anyone who interferes with it. >> we will be glad to take questions. [unintelligible] >> we are not going to go into detail, but all would say it is our clear understanding from the administration that the president believes, as we do, that american women should have access to birth control. >> and david axelrod had said yesterday that the administration might be willing to look for some sort of compromise. he indicated there might be some room for compromise, and one house is willing to talk to them again. would you support that effort? >> i spoke with david axelrod. let me tell you what he told me, exactly what i just said, t
that is the law. and so the kind of exemption that exists for churches, 335,000 of them, affords religious -- respects those convictions. we have a respectful balance here. no one is required to use birth control. no institution is required to dispense it, simply to cover it in their health care plan. that is why the message today is, hands of women's health care. we will fight anyone who interferes with it. >> we will be glad to take questions. [unintelligible] >> we are not going...
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washington said no to our landmark climb change law. million solar roofs, list goes on and on. we said yes, yes and yes. and we moved forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from local government and also grass roots. people power. not from washington or paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that a post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if you believed you could only use the ideas of the right and left, you would never be able to move forward. you would never go and be successful. we saw that in california and in other states. we have seen post partisanship work all over the world. here the u.s.c. schwarzenegger institute, we will bring the most brilliant ideas and most solutions to the forefront no matter what the ideologies behind it. that is our mission. we will research with all of the brain power that we can muster and will produce solution that's can be used not only on this state but all over the world. this isn't just an idea institute although we will debate and research the best ideas but this is an action institute to pro
washington said no to our landmark climb change law. million solar roofs, list goes on and on. we said yes, yes and yes. and we moved forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from local government and also grass roots. people power. not from washington or paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that a post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if you believed you could only use the ideas of the right and left, you would never be able to move forward. you...
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would you have signed the lily ledbetter equal pay law? no answer. he could not even say whether he would sign a law that is already on the books. why? >> he's a liar. >> no, what he wants to do is convince the moderate voters that he is a new man without explicitly disemboweling a -- disavowing a single solitary commitment he made in the two years he said he was severe conservative mitt romney. now, he says i know people are upset, i know the economy is not back, and he discovered that middle-class incomes were flat and declining against inflation. anybody that has been paying attention has known that for more than 30 years. the only time middle-class incomes rose as much as the income of the top 20% is when i was president. i know about that. [applause] so, you have a decision to make. ohio has a decision to make. so, i just want to review the bidding here. in the last 51 years, 52 years, the democrats have had the white house 24 years. the republicans, 28 years. the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs, not government jobs. they hav
would you have signed the lily ledbetter equal pay law? no answer. he could not even say whether he would sign a law that is already on the books. why? >> he's a liar. >> no, what he wants to do is convince the moderate voters that he is a new man without explicitly disemboweling a -- disavowing a single solitary commitment he made in the two years he said he was severe conservative mitt romney. now, he says i know people are upset, i know the economy is not back, and he discovered...
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law school. his aunt, for those of you from the washington region -- >> between these two guys, they've got an angle on everybody. >> i have a daughter in maine, and i want to talk about maine. >> his aunt is the mayor of alexandria and in the state senate with my wife. if you're angus king and susan collins could be chairman of the government committee, your colleague if the republicans take control, there's an angle to that boy. i don't dismiss that he's automatically democrat, and i think he desperately wants to be independent, and i think he's going represent that group of people that are frustrated with both parties. they ran as an independent, very unpopular in the state of maine. so i'm not sure an independent aligning himself with the republican party makes a lot of sense in the state of maine right now. >> actually, i learned something interesting recently, that angus king's first political involvement was as a driver for senator bill hathaway. it's like, really? >> the current governor
law school. his aunt, for those of you from the washington region -- >> between these two guys, they've got an angle on everybody. >> i have a daughter in maine, and i want to talk about maine. >> his aunt is the mayor of alexandria and in the state senate with my wife. if you're angus king and susan collins could be chairman of the government committee, your colleague if the republicans take control, there's an angle to that boy. i don't dismiss that he's automatically...
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they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away clothes in the prescription done a whole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second- class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing condition. you would give away their right to contraceptives. you'll get all these benefits away so that you can make a political point against the president. that is not good for texas and is not good for the united states. it shows a real fundamental lack of understanding. ob your obamacare -- your complaints about obamacare, you have this conspiracy theory about the president, and he did not like the process. the end result is good things for people, living, breathing people and children. do not give away our benefits so you can make a polit
they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away clothes in the prescription done a whole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second- class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing...
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i recruited her in more ways than one, to my law firm. she was a professional and work as a nurse for nine years, and after that she walked away. she decided to stay home and raise her children, but she did not quit working, obviously. raising seven children is a lot of work, but she found time to be an author of two books. those books really want to the heart of the family, and something she knows a lot about. she has been the rock that has been beside me and a great example of how it is important to balance the work and family and do so in making sure you are committed to the best you could be. now i am proud to have a daughter who is a great part of the campaign. she goes out on her own and campaigns. the feedback i get is used a home, just send elizabeth out. [laughter] we have been very blessed. very blessed with great role models for me. some one that goes out and tries to do the job i am doing right now to balance the rigors of running the campaign and try to maintain a good and strong family. we all have to do that in america. we
i recruited her in more ways than one, to my law firm. she was a professional and work as a nurse for nine years, and after that she walked away. she decided to stay home and raise her children, but she did not quit working, obviously. raising seven children is a lot of work, but she found time to be an author of two books. those books really want to the heart of the family, and something she knows a lot about. she has been the rock that has been beside me and a great example of how it is...
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i have a ready given 44 of the 50 states waivers to enact welfare reforms before the law had passed. then the republicans wanted to use welfare reform to cut benefits for illegal immigrants and to basically block food stamps and medicaid. health care and nutrition for poor kids. i v to the first to the bills. they bought food stamps and medicaid -- vetoed the first two bills. they fought food stamps and medicaid. by 1996, people said, i got rid of the federal welfare benefits. let me tell you what it was like in 1996. this allegedly federal benefits one from a low $700 a month to a high of $655,000 a month in vermont. but we did is to say that every state would receive an amount of money for this equal to what they were getting in 1994. it was all-time high in federal reimbursement. erceive --pre the safety net did not hold up as well. there was a five-year lifetime limit. whenever there is more than six months of negative growth, if we stop that and added harder requirements and would require the money to be spent in preparing for people to go into the work force, i think it might h
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enterprise institute is hosting a discussion on whether or not approval -- google is violating antitrust laws. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls. the presidential campaign returns to virginia. president obama will hold an event at george mason university. that is live at 10:45 eastern. just after 11:30 eastern, we will bring you mitt romney from southwestern virginia. southwestern virginia. in about 45
enterprise institute is hosting a discussion on whether or not approval -- google is violating antitrust laws. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls. the presidential campaign returns to virginia. president obama will hold an event at george mason university. that is live at 10:45 eastern. just after 11:30 eastern, we will bring you mitt romney from southwestern virginia. southwestern virginia. in about 45
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other than immigration law? >> we need to draw these people from the shadows to a path of legitimate massey. we need to know who is here in this country. we're in a post 9/11 era. i had the clearance and i've sat in meetings pertaining people who have come here from the middle east that don't like this country too much. so there is a whole host of issues we need to address. >> you're saying not am necessary ti but what? >> to find who is here and come up with immigration reform. democrats and republicans working together. i know the congressman doesn't espouse that same view because he can't work with republicans. 97% of the time he's voted with democrats fpblet we need people to reach across the table and find common ground to this. this president promised this country he would fix this and it hasn't been fixed. >> first of all, i'm happy to work with republicans when it's in the best interest of rhode island and i've done that. let me talk about immigration reform. i think we need comprehensive reform. there i
other than immigration law? >> we need to draw these people from the shadows to a path of legitimate massey. we need to know who is here in this country. we're in a post 9/11 era. i had the clearance and i've sat in meetings pertaining people who have come here from the middle east that don't like this country too much. so there is a whole host of issues we need to address. >> you're saying not am necessary ti but what? >> to find who is here and come up with immigration...
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i also teach a law class. they often come to me talking about papers. a -- we talk about the work life balance. the wonder how i do it. my question for you is, what advice would you give young people who are starting to navigate the process? would your advice be the same for your sons and your female breast students? >> a very good question. >> none of us have the idea of how we will do it. we were terrified -- we were already flat out. suddenly, you get pregnant and you will have this baby and you are going to do it. the first thing -- they do not come with instruction manual, you do not know what you are doing. that persists. i also tell them, it is fabulously wonderful. you will discover that very quickly. what i give my sons and a graduate students -- my sense at this point to understand that they can and should earn a living. they can's should know and should earn a living. we are working on this. they are not going to have any problem with their wives working. it is the other. what i would tell both of them -- i tell them a little different. my gr
i also teach a law class. they often come to me talking about papers. a -- we talk about the work life balance. the wonder how i do it. my question for you is, what advice would you give young people who are starting to navigate the process? would your advice be the same for your sons and your female breast students? >> a very good question. >> none of us have the idea of how we will do it. we were terrified -- we were already flat out. suddenly, you get pregnant and you will have...
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i am with bloomberg law. i welcome you to a supreme court argument briefing," sponsored by scotus blog. we are approaching the two-year anniversary of the patient protection and a portable care act. since the president signed that act into law it has been challenged numerous times culminating in a case now before the supreme court. this morning, we hope to explore some of the arguments underpinning that case. i now have the distinct honor of introducing lyle dennison of scotus blog. he has been covering the supreme court for 54 of his 64 years of journalism. he has covered a quarter of all the justices ever to sit on the court and has reported on the entire careers on the bench of 10 of those justices. it is also to be noted that he is not an attorney. but he is the author of "the reporter and the law, techniques of covering the court's." it is published by community -- by columbia university press and it is still available. i would like to welcome lyle. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. on behalf of scot
i am with bloomberg law. i welcome you to a supreme court argument briefing," sponsored by scotus blog. we are approaching the two-year anniversary of the patient protection and a portable care act. since the president signed that act into law it has been challenged numerous times culminating in a case now before the supreme court. this morning, we hope to explore some of the arguments underpinning that case. i now have the distinct honor of introducing lyle dennison of scotus blog. he has...
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i am just harping back to my old law school days and the bible we had was the law dictionary. i look at the executive order and says an order issued on behalf of the president regarding a constitutional provision law or treaty. was this memorandum that you issued issued on behalf of the president? >> it was under my authority as the secretary setting the priorities for the enforcement of the nation's immigration laws in an effort to deal not only with these compelling cases but the continued effort to clear the backlog to deal with the more -- >> is it your opinion that the authority that you issue this under as your authority has greater authority than the president of the united states? >> a lot of authority going far back about the ability to prosecute or set priorities. >> that is not all my question with all due respect. my question is a very simple one. do you feel you have greater authority than the president of the united states on this matter? >> this is a case but his determination. this is a case by case determination design very carefully to be stated clearly withi
i am just harping back to my old law school days and the bible we had was the law dictionary. i look at the executive order and says an order issued on behalf of the president regarding a constitutional provision law or treaty. was this memorandum that you issued issued on behalf of the president? >> it was under my authority as the secretary setting the priorities for the enforcement of the nation's immigration laws in an effort to deal not only with these compelling cases but the...
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he has enforced the law, unlike george bush who never would enforce any kind of trade laws. this guy has taken trade case after trade cases and won. winning those cases have put china back at bay, stop some of the illegal practices that they are doing. it has also put people back to work in this country. now, a trade can be a very, very positive thing. the regime that we saw undeovere last 20 years has not been the trade policy this country needs. this will be the first time the president gets to do one of his own. we will see what happens. it can be good or bad. [inaudible] >> i have a close relationship with him. i disagree with his trade policy, but i think he is a fine that. >> paul? >> "the examiner." i have been digging about 2016. we will have new democratic nominees. do you want biden to run? >> that is up to him. if he makes that decision, i am not going to wait until 2016. i am worried about 2012 and what happens in 2013, 14, 15. he can either help his chances or lessen them by what happens in between. i am not going to 2016 when we are here at 2012. >> what states
he has enforced the law, unlike george bush who never would enforce any kind of trade laws. this guy has taken trade case after trade cases and won. winning those cases have put china back at bay, stop some of the illegal practices that they are doing. it has also put people back to work in this country. now, a trade can be a very, very positive thing. the regime that we saw undeovere last 20 years has not been the trade policy this country needs. this will be the first time the president gets...
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under the current law, the profit margin is now down to 14%. here's what happened last year -- after obamacare went in. more providers than ever before asked to participate. they were not run off three days that led us in. we want to get this health care. [applause] 70% more seniors got into the medicare and that this program. the price of being a that it dropped 16%. if president obama's goal was to destroy it medicare advantage, he did a poor doctor he strengthen medicare. he did not weaken medicare advantage 3 he strengthened it. but if you repeal the health care law and repeal the savings, you are going to weaken medicare advantage and medicare. it is going to run out of money quicker. you're going to really weakened a senior drug program. those are the facts. that is the arithmetic. [applause] they got away with this in 2010. countless thousands of seniors voted because they were given misinformation against people who supported a plan that strengthen the medicare and medicare advantage. so i am talking about it everywhere because the firs
under the current law, the profit margin is now down to 14%. here's what happened last year -- after obamacare went in. more providers than ever before asked to participate. they were not run off three days that led us in. we want to get this health care. [applause] 70% more seniors got into the medicare and that this program. the price of being a that it dropped 16%. if president obama's goal was to destroy it medicare advantage, he did a poor doctor he strengthen medicare. he did not weaken...
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you did not establish the rule of law. you did not build that tell emaciation -- telecommunications system. we did it great to -- due to a great public-private partnership where each one nurtured the other. [applause] let's do a little check on our formula for success. education, our 50-year olds are now in the middle of the pact with slovenia and argentina, wonderful countries, but never considered our peer competitors. immigration -- the republican debate was who could put up more electric fences to keep people out. the message was "go away." if you happen to come here and get a degree, take your degree and get feet hell out of here. start a company and compete to get our jobs. that basically was the message. third, infrastructure -- i hate to tell you this, but i flew from hong kong to lax. that is like from flying home from the jensens' to the flintstones. -- jetsons to the flintstones. roles for capital formation and investment -- how about the subprime crisis? government-funded research? have you seen that? that loss
you did not establish the rule of law. you did not build that tell emaciation -- telecommunications system. we did it great to -- due to a great public-private partnership where each one nurtured the other. [applause] let's do a little check on our formula for success. education, our 50-year olds are now in the middle of the pact with slovenia and argentina, wonderful countries, but never considered our peer competitors. immigration -- the republican debate was who could put up more electric...
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this is the law. as was observed by others on the other side of the capitol, but i observe it here as well, if we are going to have those kinds of negotiations, it's sort of like the guy comes up to you and says, look, i got something to sell you. you want to buy it? and the guy says, yeah, let's negotiate on price. you come to a price of $100, and then you come to settle and the guy says, well, that was my top number. i'm going to give you $92 for that item. you don't have a mooting of the minds -- meeting of the minds as the contract requires. very frankly, nobody on our side and frankly i don't think anybody on your side that negotiated the deal, i don't mean that didn't vote for it, and as a matter of fact i know for a fact the speakerer, and i believe yourself, were quoted that was the number, we ought to stick with it. clearly mr. rogers believes that was the number that was agreed to. we are not going to be able to agree on things if all of a sudden it comes -- that was a notional thing we did.
this is the law. as was observed by others on the other side of the capitol, but i observe it here as well, if we are going to have those kinds of negotiations, it's sort of like the guy comes up to you and says, look, i got something to sell you. you want to buy it? and the guy says, yeah, let's negotiate on price. you come to a price of $100, and then you come to settle and the guy says, well, that was my top number. i'm going to give you $92 for that item. you don't have a mooting of the...
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>> there still is no hydrocarbon law. next to the constitution, this is one of the most important laws that go into place in the country. we are pushing it very aggressively. the state department looks after energy issues and a representative from the department of energy came to iraq and met with officials there and dietary secretary bill burns followed up last week. we are pointing up this is a way to unite the country which is what they need to do at this time. i am pleased to say there has been some subsequent engagement by the iraqis and oil issues and some discussion of restarting negotiations on the hydrocarbon law. we will push them in that direction. it is a positive sign most recently representatives from the kurdish regional government were in baghdad a few days ago a meeting with the minister oil. progress andsome they are moving forward on that. these are issues which should smooth relations and allow for a hydrocarbon law to go ahead in the future. >> senator lugar -- >> let me just follow on after that ques
>> there still is no hydrocarbon law. next to the constitution, this is one of the most important laws that go into place in the country. we are pushing it very aggressively. the state department looks after energy issues and a representative from the department of energy came to iraq and met with officials there and dietary secretary bill burns followed up last week. we are pointing up this is a way to unite the country which is what they need to do at this time. i am pleased to say...
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law. there is a criminal and civil community provision in georgia's law which existed prior to the 2006 bill. they were there before. the idea is if you were justified, which is different from being excused, if you are justified in doing what you did, you should not have to go to the expense, the emotional trauma, perhaps the incarceration while waiting for trial of having a trial when you were justified in what you did in the first place. the ia behind the immunity statute is to give you the protection that professor hasimoto was describing where you can bring a motion to claim.iiss the you are entitled to a hearing long before you get to trial. you can testify as to the fact pertaining to your use of the defense and your testimony is in while subjects to cross- examination isot subject to being used against you at your trial if you are eventually tried. the idea is to get a judicial determination of whether or not your actions were justified. >> i would like to turn to you because you ha
law. there is a criminal and civil community provision in georgia's law which existed prior to the 2006 bill. they were there before. the idea is if you were justified, which is different from being excused, if you are justified in doing what you did, you should not have to go to the expense, the emotional trauma, perhaps the incarceration while waiting for trial of having a trial when you were justified in what you did in the first place. the ia behind the immunity statute is to give you the...
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hopefully, you will stop using law enforcement. we now go to the very patient gentleman from tennessee. >> all americans mourn the loss of the four brave americans who died in benghazi. it is important that we put their sacrifice and a tragedy in context. serving america abroad is dangerous. every u.s. veteran knows that freedom is not free. our state department personnel know that, too. sometimes civilians forget. sometimes these terrible incidents -- sometimes we're focused on other things. i would like to read an honor roll of the fallen from a previous time. these men died as victims of terrorists. it was in a different time we had a great president, ronald reagan, who was known for his strength on national defense. i was only able to find the data base of the navy and marine victims. there are 56 dead, 46 wounded. a lot of us remember that as a peaceful time. it was not. sam novello, killed by turkish leftist, istanbul, turkey. marines wounded in a terrorist attack in costa rica. one u.s. embassy marine security guard wounded
hopefully, you will stop using law enforcement. we now go to the very patient gentleman from tennessee. >> all americans mourn the loss of the four brave americans who died in benghazi. it is important that we put their sacrifice and a tragedy in context. serving america abroad is dangerous. every u.s. veteran knows that freedom is not free. our state department personnel know that, too. sometimes civilians forget. sometimes these terrible incidents -- sometimes we're focused on other...
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and our laws should a forward the full protection of the law against those who would perpetrate in services and programs for those against violence is committed. i strongly urge that the passage of the violence against women act, it's a bipartisan pill bill. and unfortunately, h.r. 4970 sometime apply misses the mark and tips the scales in favor of abusers, that would tip the scales against immigrant women, that would tip the scales against the lgbt community, would tip the scales across the board. with that, i would urge that we defeat h.r. 4970, and come back to the table with simple, bipartisan legislation in the tradition against violence against women with act. and with that, i would yield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from maryland for a motion. ms. edwards: i move that the house would now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it, the motion is adopted. the house is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow the house takes of the reauthorization of the violence agai
and our laws should a forward the full protection of the law against those who would perpetrate in services and programs for those against violence is committed. i strongly urge that the passage of the violence against women act, it's a bipartisan pill bill. and unfortunately, h.r. 4970 sometime apply misses the mark and tips the scales in favor of abusers, that would tip the scales against immigrant women, that would tip the scales against the lgbt community, would tip the scales across the...
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>> good luck implementing that law. is a great question. something journalists and tijuana struggle with all the time with the rise of social media and websites a lot of you have heard about -- including one which started out as a compendium of information about basically narco turf wars, shootings in the streets, the headings. it started off as a visual wallpaper and has since become interesting, more sophisticated, and is beginning to write articles and put -- and the editor is anonymous, but they are beginning to publish pieces. this thing that was touted early on as being a kind of innovative or new information delivery system is now turning into a more traditional journalistic entity. the journalist would say, that is great that the information is there, and the kind of iphone video or man on the street, so called man on the street video of any event can be uploaded quickly, but who is providing context and analysis? not that we always need to rely on experts, but if you are writing for a weekly, that really gives you a totally differe
>> good luck implementing that law. is a great question. something journalists and tijuana struggle with all the time with the rise of social media and websites a lot of you have heard about -- including one which started out as a compendium of information about basically narco turf wars, shootings in the streets, the headings. it started off as a visual wallpaper and has since become interesting, more sophisticated, and is beginning to write articles and put -- and the editor is...
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change is the first bill i signed into law. it says women deserve an equal day's pay for equal day's work. i want my daughter to have the same opportunity as someone son. change a decision made. some politicians were saying let's lead detroit to go bankrupt. with 1 million jobs on the line, we were not want to let that happen. today gm is back on top. the-recorded the highest profits in 100 years. 200,000 new jobs created in the last 2.5 years. the auto industry is back. that happened because of you. change is a decision we make to stop waiting for congress to do something about our addiction and finally raise our fuel efficiencies that. by the next decade, we will be driving american make cards almost 55 miles a gallon. that will save the typical family money at the pump and give us some independence from the gas prices that have been going up. that is what changes. that is what you did. change is the fight we went. this processes student loans and gives it to families incident suny did so millions of unpeople are able to affo
change is the first bill i signed into law. it says women deserve an equal day's pay for equal day's work. i want my daughter to have the same opportunity as someone son. change a decision made. some politicians were saying let's lead detroit to go bankrupt. with 1 million jobs on the line, we were not want to let that happen. today gm is back on top. the-recorded the highest profits in 100 years. 200,000 new jobs created in the last 2.5 years. the auto industry is back. that happened because...
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we have to pass this law. a bipartisan law. i recall being he and having the former speaker of the house spend seven minutes arguing on behalf of this. and the gentleman who is number two on the democratic side as well. it has never been partisan. hopefully we can have a bipartisan support expressed in the vote for these amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conaway: mr. speaker, i -- mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield myself 15 seconds. to let my distinguished colleague and friend from california know that we're in complete agreement wh most of what he said except that all we want to do is limit this to a three-year measure instead of five years. now there's a compromise you can't turn away from. and at this point i would yield, sir, to the distinguished senior member from judiciary committee, jerry nadler, i yield three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: i
we have to pass this law. a bipartisan law. i recall being he and having the former speaker of the house spend seven minutes arguing on behalf of this. and the gentleman who is number two on the democratic side as well. it has never been partisan. hopefully we can have a bipartisan support expressed in the vote for these amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conaway: mr. speaker, i...
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have their own laws. providing a preference for domestic content is fully within their rights of the united states. to remove uncertainty, by american language includes a clause that says the provision should be. out in a manner consistent with our trade and -- should be carried out in a manner consistent with our trade obligations. it is utilizing to the fullest extent possible. thank you for hearing my comment on behalf of union steel workers and our local president. >> thank you, david, for your testimony. we appreciate you have come to share this with us. i like where you said. next, we'll hear from bob ryan. >> thank you, governor of the members of the committee. thank you for taking time to listen to us. my name is bob ryan and for 30 years i worked at iraq 10 paper mill in -- at the rock 10 . paper mill in -- paper mill in minneapolis. unfortunately, much of the paper collected that we need for our operations, and we consume a large volume of waste paper. we are a 100% recycled mile. we have four p
have their own laws. providing a preference for domestic content is fully within their rights of the united states. to remove uncertainty, by american language includes a clause that says the provision should be. out in a manner consistent with our trade and -- should be carried out in a manner consistent with our trade obligations. it is utilizing to the fullest extent possible. thank you for hearing my comment on behalf of union steel workers and our local president. >> thank you,...
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he did say he wanted to repeal that law. ladies and gentlemen, i ask you, and i mean this sincerely, the most important decision the president makes beyond deciding whether or not to go to war or not is who he or she appoints to the supreme court. the supreme court appointments outlast any presidential term. close your eyes and just imagine -- all the women's rights you have fought for for the last 40 years are more, i imagine what kind of shape it will be in under a romney- appointed supreme court. [boos] not a joke. it may be is the most important, least spoken issue in this election, what a new supreme court would look like if it were a romney-appointed court. when it comes to women's rights, i want to be absolutely clear, and i say this in every part of the country. barack and i believe in our core that my daughter and his daughters and my four granddaughters deserve every single opportunity my sons have and my grandson's have. every single opportunity. no exceptions. [applause] i pointed out -- this is more than a women
he did say he wanted to repeal that law. ladies and gentlemen, i ask you, and i mean this sincerely, the most important decision the president makes beyond deciding whether or not to go to war or not is who he or she appoints to the supreme court. the supreme court appointments outlast any presidential term. close your eyes and just imagine -- all the women's rights you have fought for for the last 40 years are more, i imagine what kind of shape it will be in under a romney- appointed supreme...
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-- current laws governing taxes to maintain in the bush tax cuts expired. also the payroll tax cut expires, the federal unemployment insurance expires and the automatic spending cuts mandated by the budget control act would take effect. cob tells us this will cause the economy to fall into a recession. it also tells us that if we continue all current policies, we can avoid a recession but that our long-term budget situation will continue to deteriorate. certainly niether oeither of the outcomes are satisfactory. what would happen if we fail to achieve a budget agreement in a lame-duck session and all of fiscal priorities kicked in? >> i agree very much with the cbo's general analysis there. if no action were taken and the fiscal clip were to kick in its full size, i think it would be very likely that the economy would begin to contract or possibly go into recession and unemployment would rise. that is something we want to avoid if at all possible. at the same time, i am not advocating on doing all these measures and simply ignoring the distant future. as i
-- current laws governing taxes to maintain in the bush tax cuts expired. also the payroll tax cut expires, the federal unemployment insurance expires and the automatic spending cuts mandated by the budget control act would take effect. cob tells us this will cause the economy to fall into a recession. it also tells us that if we continue all current policies, we can avoid a recession but that our long-term budget situation will continue to deteriorate. certainly niether oeither of the outcomes...
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under current law, we expect this deficit will be about 1.1 trillion dollars. at 7% of gdp, that is two percentage points less than the deficit last year. it is still larger than any deficit between 1947 and 2008. over the next few years deficits in the baseline at narrow sharply as you can see in the picture, averaging 1.5% of gdp and totaling $3 trillion. deficit small relative to the size of the economy, it drops a little as share of gdp but remains high. much of the projected decline occurs because under current law, revenues will rise considerably. between 2012 and 2014, revenues in our baseline shoot up by more than 30%. because of the expiration of tax provisions and new taxes and other collections that our struggle to go into affect. -- effect. federal spending declined modestly relative to gdp. as the economy expands and capps constrain discretionary appropriations. later in the decade, spending turns up again relative to gdp. increasing expenses generated by the aging of the population and the rising cost of health care and the accumulation of debt wi
under current law, we expect this deficit will be about 1.1 trillion dollars. at 7% of gdp, that is two percentage points less than the deficit last year. it is still larger than any deficit between 1947 and 2008. over the next few years deficits in the baseline at narrow sharply as you can see in the picture, averaging 1.5% of gdp and totaling $3 trillion. deficit small relative to the size of the economy, it drops a little as share of gdp but remains high. much of the projected decline occurs...
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the late ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill i signed into law. [applause] that was the first bill. governor romney did not want to talk too much last night about how he wants to end funding for planned parenthood, how he supports legislation that would turn decisions about women's health care to her employers. he did not want to talk about it because he cannot sell it. i don't think your boss should control the health care you get. [applause] i don't think insurers should control the health care you get. i certainly don't think politicians should control the [applause] health care that you get. [applause] we passed obama care -- i like the term -- we passed it. because i do care and i want to put these choices in your hands where they belong. the fourth part of a plan to create jobs right here is to use the money we are saving from ending the wars in iraq and winding down or in afghanistan to pick up our deficit and put our people back to work, including our veterans, building roads and schools and bridges across america. [applause] governor runn
the late ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill i signed into law. [applause] that was the first bill. governor romney did not want to talk too much last night about how he wants to end funding for planned parenthood, how he supports legislation that would turn decisions about women's health care to her employers. he did not want to talk about it because he cannot sell it. i don't think your boss should control the health care you get. [applause] i don't think insurers should control the...
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the motive for the law is very clear -- for the lie is very clear, to minimize the overall impact on bp and the other companies in terms of their liability, if in fact that number was the higher number, which it turns out to have been. i personally take it as an insult to congress, but, more importantly, to the american people, because that is who we represent on a daily basis. we are tasked with getting the answers for the american people. when you are lying to congress, when you are lying to the energy and commerce committee, you are actually lying to all of those people who are now going to bear the pain of the harm which is being done in the gold state region -- the gulf state region. >> thinking back to the time, did you know at the time -- did you have suspicions at the time that lies were being told? >> yes. we had experts who were telling us that they felt that the flow rate was much higher. we had experts who arrived who said that, if they could gain access to this billc -- to the spill cam, they would be able to determine how large the flow rate was. and determine the flow
the motive for the law is very clear -- for the lie is very clear, to minimize the overall impact on bp and the other companies in terms of their liability, if in fact that number was the higher number, which it turns out to have been. i personally take it as an insult to congress, but, more importantly, to the american people, because that is who we represent on a daily basis. we are tasked with getting the answers for the american people. when you are lying to congress, when you are lying to...
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my theory has been that there is a law of diminishing returns in politics. for obama, he raised and spent $700 million total. half of it went to win the nomination. he outspent mccann better than two-to-one. he was going to spend $750 million to $1 billion. what of the number he is going to spend, it is going to be into the law of diminishing returns. i think romney will spend a similar amount. beyond that point, i am not sure each additional dollar is going to have that much of an impact. my hunch for the super pacs is the congressional level. i do not know that he will be at a point where, the presidential, both sides, it will have more money than they know what to do with. extra money on one side, what is that going to do? that is not always going to be the case at the congressional level. >> certainly in senate races. some of the democratic senate candidates are going to be outspent. the house chris gets harder. candidates are better known. where the money could have an effect are in some of these battleground senate races. >> next question. >> i am susa
my theory has been that there is a law of diminishing returns in politics. for obama, he raised and spent $700 million total. half of it went to win the nomination. he outspent mccann better than two-to-one. he was going to spend $750 million to $1 billion. what of the number he is going to spend, it is going to be into the law of diminishing returns. i think romney will spend a similar amount. beyond that point, i am not sure each additional dollar is going to have that much of an impact. my...